Where I chronicle my attempts to get through hundreds of kindle books, my personal library, library books and my NetGalley requests
Thanks to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
To be perfectly honest, this isn’t usually the kind of book I pick up as I’m not super into the sword-and-sandals-with-male-lead genre but, I’m a sucker for anything related to Ancient Greece so I thought I’d give it a whirl.
Thanks to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve been procrastinating on this review for a few days because I always seem to struggle more when writing positive reviews. I know I’m not alone in this but it’s weird, is it human nature to focus more on the negative? When I like something I tend to be quite effusive about it but “BUY THIS BOOK OMG IT’S SO GOOD” is a little less thoughtful than “I struggled with the characterisation”. Perhaps it’s because we tend to be more thoughtful when critiquing someone elses work? Anyhoo, I digress.
Thanks to Penguin Books and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I can’t help but feel a little sorry for a debut author when their book is promoted as being similar to x or y. This particular book has been compared to both Alias Grace and Fingersmith. I can totally understand why publishers do this but, I think I’d find being compared to Margaret Atwood and Sarah Waters more than a little intimidating personally. It’s a lot for a debut novel to live up to and sets a certain expectation for the reader.
Continue reading ““The Confessions of Frannie Langton” by Sara Collins”
Thanks to Canongate and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
It seems to me that, in general, Canongate is incapable of publishing a duff book. This novel is written by a South East Asian author and the cover is also downright gorgeous. Canongate? Asian Author? Pretty cover? I’m on board.
Continue reading ““The Garden of Evening Mists” by Tan Twan Eng”
Thanks to Bonnier Zaffre and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
You could be forgiven for thinking this novel would follow in a lovely jolly Swiss Family Robinson type fashion but you’d be very, very wrong. Think of it as less Swiss Family Robinson, more… The Shining.
Continue reading ““Mr Peacock’s Possessions” by Lydia Syson”
Thanks to Orion and NetGalley for providing me with an Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
If there’s a book written about Ancient Greece, I’m gonna read it. I’m not really a huge fan of the crime genre but this sounded intriguing and I was looking forward to reading a murder mystery set in Ancient Greece.
Thanks to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for providing me with an Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve read a number of Lisa See’s books in the past so was excited to see that she has written a new novel. This story follows Young-Sook and Mi-Ja, two Haenyeo, Korean women who harvest the sea floor by free diving. I was familiar with real life Haenyeo stories beforehand and it was great to see a novel written about these fascinating women. The book is written from Young-Sook’s perspective and follows her life as a young girl in the 1940s through to 2008. The book flashes back and forward through time to allow the mysteries of the past to unfold.
